EU AI Act — Transparency & Disclosure

Yes. EU AI Act addresses Transparency & Disclosure through 1 provision.

Does EU AI Act require Transparency & Disclosure?

European Union • phased enforcement

Yes — 1 provision

This regulation imposes 4 specific requirements for Transparency & Disclosure across 1 provision:

Usage disclosure — Deployers must inform users they're interacting with AI
Deepfake labeling — Providers must mark AI-generated content
Technical docs — Providers must document system capabilities and limits
Generative AI grace period — Pre-existing generative AI systems on the market before 2026-08-02 have until 2026-12-02 to comply with Article 50(2) machine-readable/synthetic-content marking (Digital Omnibus transitional provision)

Obligation:

phased enforcement

Effective:

Aug 2, 2026

Risk tier:

all

Scope:

providers, deployers

Requirement	Details
Usage disclosure	Deployers must inform users they're interacting with AI
Deepfake labeling	Providers must mark AI-generated content
Technical docs	Providers must document system capabilities and limits
Generative AI grace period	Pre-existing generative AI systems on the market before 2026-08-02 have until 2026-12-02 to comply with Article 50(2) machine-readable/synthetic-content marking (Digital Omnibus transitional provision)